Crane County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Crane County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-17.

Crane County permitting is running 14 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (42 total, down 34% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC leads with 107 permits in the past 12 months, one of 9 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

19

Operators (30d)

3

Latest Permit

2026-09-17

All Time

10,040

10,040 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1993-11-0241764742-103-01182WADDELL, W.N. #325SOUTHLAND ROYALTY CO.-MIDLANDRECOMP3,175
1993-11-0241764742-103-01182WADDELL, W.N. #325SOUTHLAND ROYALTY CO.-MIDLANDRECOMP3,175
1993-10-2741747742-103-05607SUGGS, ALPHA #2GROVER-MCKINNEY OIL COMPANYRECOMP3,475
1993-10-2641740242-103-30836MCELROY RANCH COMPANY "G" #11PENNZOIL PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP12,000
1993-10-2541740642-103-33512LEA, P.J. ET AL #214PENNZOIL PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP8,660
1993-10-2041726242-103-31304TUBB, J B C #15LEXXON CORP.RECOMP4,730
1993-10-1541541642-103-32622EDWARDS #1SOUTHWEST-OPERATINGRENTR4,740
1993-10-1241682042-103-34238JONES "B" #1GRAHAM, BILL J. OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,265
1993-09-2841652042-103-34237WADDELL, W.N. ET AL #1402SOUTHLAND ROYALTY CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,900
1993-09-2841652042-103-34237WADDELL, W.N. ET AL #1402SOUTHLAND ROYALTY CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,900
1993-09-2441642042-103-34236ABELL DEVONIAN UNIT #39PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT CO.DRILL5,700
1993-09-2441641842-103-34235ABELL DEVONIAN UNIT #40PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT CO.DRILL5,700
1993-09-0141529342-103-02807TUBB, J B A/C 1 #58EXXON CORP.RECOMP4,485
1993-08-3141529842-103-02828TUBB, J B A/C 1 #64EXXON CORP.RECOMP4,426
1993-08-3141529742-103-02830TUBB, J B A/C 1 #66EXXON CORP.RECOMP4,602
1993-08-3141529442-103-02831TUBB, J B A/C 1 #67EXXON CORP.RECOMP4,596
1993-08-1841503142-103-31768TUBB, J. B. "A" #35CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP2,895
1993-08-1841502942-103-32225TUBB, J. B. ET AL #32CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP4,198
1993-08-0341432342-103-34234UNIVERSITY "7" #2TOPAT OIL CORPORATIONDRILL3,400
1993-07-1441347542-103-00075MCKNIGHT, M.B. #19PENNZOIL PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP3,545
1993-07-1441347542-103-00075MCKNIGHT, M.B. #19PENNZOIL PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP3,545
1993-07-1341334242-103-00183HENDERSON, M. F. #128PENNZOIL PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP3,560
1993-07-1241361242-103-34232COWDEN, JERRY #13UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL3,700
1993-07-1241361242-103-34232COWDEN, JERRY #13UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL3,700
1993-07-1241361142-103-34233COWDEN, JERRY #14UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL3,700
1993-07-0541321642-103-05655TEXAS UNIVERSITY SEC. 1 & 2 #46MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP8,345
1993-06-2541288542-103-31990TUBB-STATE,J.B. #6SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYRECOMP3,500
1993-06-1741288042-103-34231BLOCK 31 UNIT #S 12DARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,400
1993-06-1541285542-103-34230BLOCK 31 UNIT #X 7ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,300
1993-06-1541268142-103-34226WADDELL, W.N. ET AL #1419SOUTHLAND ROYALTY CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,880
1993-06-1441268342-103-34228WADDELL, W.N. ET AL #1411SOUTHLAND ROYALTY CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,920
1993-06-1441268042-103-34225WADDELL, W.N. ET AL #1410SOUTHLAND ROYALTY CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,950
1993-06-1141244742-103-32055TUBB-STATE, J.B. #9SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYRECOMP3,500
1993-06-1141177042-103-03230CRAWAR FIELD UNIT #B 1CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP6,265
1993-06-1041268242-103-34227WADDELL, W.N. ET AL #1417SOUTHLAND ROYALTY CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,940
1993-06-0941268442-103-34229WADDELL, W.N. ET AL #1412SOUTHLAND ROYALTY CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,920
1993-06-0841255542-103-34224WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1413SOUTHLAND ROYALTY CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,920
1993-06-0841255442-103-34223WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1414SOUTHLAND ROYALTY CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,935
1993-06-0841255242-103-34222WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1415SOUTHLAND ROYALTY CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,980
1993-06-0841255142-103-34221WADDELL, W. N. ETAL #1416SOUTHLAND ROYALTY CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,960
1993-06-0341236942-103-30793COWDEN, JERRY #8UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIARECOMP2,500
1993-05-2841222842-103-34220WADDELL, W.N. ET AL #1418SOUTHLAND ROYALTY CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,920
1993-05-2841222742-103-34219WADDELL, W.N. ET AL #1409SOUTHLAND ROYALTY CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,900
1993-05-2841222642-103-34218WADDELL, W.N. ET AL #1420SOUTHLAND ROYALTY CO.-MIDLANDDRILL4,870
1993-05-2441203442-103-34217GRIFFITH, M.H. "A" #1VENUS OIL COMPANYDRILL3,900
1993-05-2041185442-103-34216TUCKER #1W.O.G., INC.DRILL6,000
1993-05-2041185442-103-34216HOOK #1SMITH, JOHN A.DRILL6,000
1993-05-0741145842-103-00852TUBB, J.B. "B" #15CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP4,210
1993-05-0741145742-103-00861TUBB, J.B. B #24CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP4,350
1993-05-0741145642-103-00863TUBB, J.B. B #36CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP4,300
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Crane County.